Anyone else gotten hooked on following Donna Lange's adventures?

www.donnalange.com

She posts an email and updated position from her boat about as often as she
changes sails so it's a great vicarious sailing hit for those of us icebound
up here in the north.

Setting out from her layover port near Cape Horn, she faced a long coastal
sail along one of the most notorious coasts on earth. Sleep and changing
winds got the better of her and she awoke to a bump having sailed straight
into South America. Fortunately, the seaweed was thick enough to prevent
damage although it made backing off a mite difficult.

Somebody's got to be looking out for this gal. She sails her 28 footer
through the roaring 40's, hardly ruffling her hair while a 44 foot steel
boat costing probably a hundred thousand more gets trashed nearby. Then she
runs around on a wilder and more dangerous spot than most of us could ever
hope to see and just bounces off!

I sure wouldn't recommend this as a "what to do and how to do it" site but
it sure is entertaining, the more so for being in almost real time.

She's pretty well out into the open South Atlantic now so I'm breathing a
sigh of relief for her.

--
Roger Long

Hey Captain Roger ,, still looking for a cruising spinnaker for you. Found
one but it was junk.

I took a look at Donna Lange's site. I hate to say this but in my humble
opinion; she is a nut case.

One of these days she won't be so lucky and then it will be tragic.

I hope she finds what she is looking for, what ever that is.

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Does she ever say how she affords to sail about with no job and all? Just
wondering.

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"Roger Long" wrote in message
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Anyone else gotten hooked on following Donna Lange's adventures?

www.donnalange.com

She posts an email and updated position from her boat about as often as
she changes sails so it's a great vicarious sailing hit for those of us
icebound up here in the north.

Setting out from her layover port near Cape Horn, she faced a long coastal
sail along one of the most notorious coasts on earth. Sleep and changing
winds got the better of her and she awoke to a bump having sailed straight
into South America. Fortunately, the seaweed was thick enough to prevent
damage although it made backing off a mite difficult.

Somebody's got to be looking out for this gal. She sails her 28 footer
through the roaring 40's, hardly ruffling her hair while a 44 foot steel
boat costing probably a hundred thousand more gets trashed nearby. Then
she runs around on a wilder and more dangerous spot than most of us could
ever hope to see and just bounces off!

I sure wouldn't recommend this as a "what to do and how to do it" site but
it sure is entertaining, the more so for being in almost real time.

She's pretty well out into the open South Atlantic now so I'm breathing a
sigh of relief for her.

--
Roger Long

Yes, Capt. Roger Long is correct about Donna's voyages being amazing
and
worth watching--- PLUS SUPPORTING. I've sent some dollars via PAYPAL
to
her site and hope that several others will also, because she clearly
needs more
funding and she will appreciate about any donations. Comments/
Ideas??
good sailing, John Reeves Mathews, Va.

On Jan 27, 4:51 pm, "NE Sailboat" wrote:
Hey Captain Roger ,,

John,, I am wondering .. ?? Donna has a web site where she accepts
donations which are used for her living expenses, is that right?

Is this money considered income? I'm not complaining ,, more just thinking.
Can anyone just set up a web page and ask for money to live on as they sail
about?

I've got to go.. my new "support Tom as he sails around New England" web
page is just about done.


Kaching .. $$$$$$$$$$$$$



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"mtnsailor" wrote in message
oups.com...
Yes, Capt. Roger Long is correct about Donna's voyages being amazing
and
worth watching--- PLUS SUPPORTING. I've sent some dollars via PAYPAL
to
her site and hope that several others will also, because she clearly
needs more
funding and she will appreciate about any donations. Comments/
Ideas??
good sailing, John Reeves Mathews, Va.

On Jan 27, 4:51 pm, "NE Sailboat" wrote:
Hey Captain Roger ,,

"NE Sailboat" wrote ...
John,, I am wondering .. ?? Donna has a web site where she accepts
donations which are used for her living expenses, is that right?

Is this money considered income? I'm not complaining ,, more just
thinking. Can anyone just set up a web page and ask for money to live on
as they sail about?

Just thinking about it, if you plan a unique passage so you can generate a
lot of hits, set up a web page, get a few advertisers and ask for donations
maybe you could call it a business and deduct the cost of the cruise as a
business expense. :-)

The power of the 'net is pretty amazing. The little 3 or 4% commission I
get from Amazon for the links on my tools and books page generates a couple
of boat bucks a year.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

In article , says...
"NE Sailboat" wrote ...
John,, I am wondering .. ?? Donna has a web site where she accepts
donations which are used for her living expenses, is that right?

Is this money considered income? I'm not complaining ,, more just
thinking. Can anyone just set up a web page and ask for money to live on
as they sail about?

Just thinking about it, if you plan a unique passage so you can generate a
lot of hits, set up a web page, get a few advertisers and ask for donations
maybe you could call it a business and deduct the cost of the cruise as a
business expense. :-)

There's a minor hitch in that. You can't deduct more expenses than you
have income from the business. Depending on whether you have to count
the initial expense for the boat, you might need a LOT of income to
make a profit.

The power of the 'net is pretty amazing. The little 3 or 4% commission I
get from Amazon for the links on my tools and books page generates a couple
of boat bucks a year.

Mark Borgerson